保持農(nóng)歷新年的核心價(jià)值

1、對(duì)于全世界的華人來(lái)說(shuō)，農(nóng)歷新年，又稱春節(jié)，是全 年最重要的喜慶節(jié)日。To people of Chinese descent around the world, the Lunar New Year(also called Spring Festival) is undoubtedly the most important festival of the year.這個(gè)華人傳統(tǒng)源自大約3，000年前，它代表著舊的 一年平安過(guò)去了，人們準(zhǔn)備大肆慶祝和迎接新的一年。Dating back 3,000 years, it celebrates the passing of a peaceful ye

2、ar and welcome the new one.除夕夜的團(tuán)圓飯是整個(gè)年頭里最具有意義的一餐。所 有大家庭的成員都會(huì)聚集一堂，遠(yuǎn)在他鄉(xiāng)的也會(huì)盡量 趕回來(lái)。The reunion dinner, eaten on New Year' s Eve, is de rigueur, with members of the extended family gathering for the most significant meal of the year. Even the absent members will endeavor to return home in time for it

3、.團(tuán)圓飯顯示了家庭在華人文化里的重要地位，它可以 增強(qiáng)家庭凝聚力。It underscores the supreme importance of the family in Chinese culture, and aims at strengthening the sense of togetherness and cohesion.人們慶祝新年的方式，體現(xiàn)了兩個(gè)重要的核心價(jià)值觀。The way people celebrate the New Year embodies two important core values.首先，多代同堂的家庭成員，齊聚家中享受一頓豐盛 的團(tuán)圓飯，是每一個(gè)

4、人都會(huì)遵守的習(xí)慣。The first value is the sense of family togetherness; members of multi-generation families are all there to have a big reunion dinner. Everyone will follow this custom.準(zhǔn)備一頓豐富晚餐的工作當(dāng)然是落在家中女成員的身 上，比較富裕的家庭則可能有傭人幫忙。The female members are always held responsible for preparing the dinner, and some

5、rich families may take on extra hands.其次，親戚朋友間也會(huì)興高采烈互訪。這樣的歡慶方 式，有助于加強(qiáng)親情和友情。The second value lies in the happy visits mutually made between friends and relatives, a good way to strengthen kinship and friendship.然而，經(jīng)濟(jì)的發(fā)展帶來(lái)了人們生活方式的改變。However, economic development has resulted in some changes in lifesty

6、les.忙碌了一年，人們不愿在過(guò)年的時(shí)候還要忙年夜飯， 越來(lái)越多的人寧愿花錢(qián)在高級(jí)的餐館吃，親朋好友之 間也不再登門(mén)拜訪，代之以電話、短信拜年。After a busy year people are tired of preparing for the reunion dinner, and would rather hold their reunion dinner in posh restaurants, despite the exorbitant costs. The festival door-to-door visits have give way to greetings vi

7、a telephone or text messages.有的舉家出游，甚至干脆住進(jìn)酒店“避年”避免親戚 朋友造訪，圖個(gè)清凈。Some families even go to extremes as to travel and seek temporary refuge in a hotel as to avoid being visited.有的傳統(tǒng)人士認(rèn)為，沒(méi)有了團(tuán)圓飯和親戚朋友互訪的 習(xí)俗和它們所代表的核心價(jià)值觀，新年將失去意義。Some tradition-minded people regard the reunion dinner and visits to relatives a

8、nd close friends during the New Year as core values, without which the holiday would lose much of its significance.有一些悲觀的人士認(rèn)為隨著西方文化的不斷入侵，中 國(guó)的傳統(tǒng)佳 節(jié)都在逐漸失去本來(lái)的意義，變成一個(gè)個(gè) 商業(yè)性的節(jié)日，就像圣誕節(jié)一樣。Some pessimism contend that, as the popularity of western culture grows, Chinese traditional festivals gradually lose the

9、ir original meaning and degenerate into commerce festivals like Christmas.春節(jié)是中華文化遺產(chǎn)的重要部分，新春活動(dòng)將延續(xù) 下去，慶祝的形式 雖然會(huì)和以前不一樣，但他們代表 的核心價(jià)值觀，即對(duì)親情和友情的重視則應(yīng)該保留。The Spring Festival is an important part of the Chinese cultural heritage, and it would continue to be celebrated. The modes of celebration may change, but the core value should be sustained that of respect for kinship and friendship.de rigueur: French word means required , standard custom. It makes better sense than to say “ it' s the most important meal in the year. ”顯示：to show, to reflect, or to underscore.